ANTHONY HAGGERTY takes your calls as Scottish football fans continue to tear lumps out of each other over Lord Nimmo Smith's verdict.

Lord Nimmo Smith deemed in midweek that Rangers should not be stripped of any titles and fined the oldco £250,000 but ruled that no competitive advantage was gained through the use of EBTs.

It’s time then for everybody in Scottish football to move on, isn’t it?

Nope – not on your life. This is Scottish football after all and tearing lumps out of each other is what we do best.

Neal Drummond, East Calder, said: “Am I alone in seeing the irony here? The £47million of ‘illicit payments’ very nearly equates to the debt that brought about their liquidation.

“So, Rangers could have played by the rules, avoided bankruptcy, and all without, according to Lord Nimmo Smith, any ‘sporting disadvantage’.

Peter Mullen, Glasgow, said: “So Ally McCoist is delighted with Lord Nimmo Smith’s verdict. Has anyone told him it was a guilty verdict? It’s strange how Rangers said they didn’t recognise this kangaroo court but are now delighted to accept the verdict.”

Iain Wylie, Paisley, said: “Let’s have no more of the ‘we were innocent, it’s a witch hunt’ line pedalled by the Rangers camp.

“At the tax hearing, one out of three people found them guilty of tax evasion. The independent commission also found them guilty of improper payments and fined them.”

Laurie McCall, Dennistoun, said: “Like Celtic boss Neil Lennon, I am mystified that Rangers can spend £47m on secret payments and a panel determines that it gave them no competitive advantage. It’s a baffling verdict.”

William McCafferty, Glasgow, said: “Lennon is always telling people to keep their nose out of Celtic’s business, so why doesn’t he take his own advice and stay out of Rangers’ business.”

Graham Roberts, Edinburgh, said: “Correct me if I’m wrong but did Lennon not recently say he wouldn’t be discussing Rangers FC any longer unless they were drawn together in a cup competition as they were ‘not on his radar’.

“It seems to me he has plenty to say about them not being stripped of titles.

“I think he should be focusing his efforts on stopping Juve running riot in midweek.”

Billy Lindsay, Ayr, said: “Lennon says that £47m paid to players was cheating. Well, the Rangers fans may be the ones cheated as we got a poor return for our money then.

“Rangers won only five titles in 11 years and two of them were gifted because Celtic and Lennon of course lost them.”

Jimmy Murray, Edinburgh, said: “Why is Lennon commenting on Rangers EBT case? Has he not disgraced his own club enough in his short stint as manager so far?

“Why are Rangers fans flying flags celebrating 54 league titles won by a previous club?

David Gray emailed: “So Lennon doesn’t like Lord Nimmo Smith’s verdict. Hard luck. If ever there was a classic case of sour grapes coming out of Celtic Park this was it.

“At least the Rangers crisis has given Celtic fans some benefit as every one of them is now an accountant or a lawyer.”

Chris Lowe, Yoker, said: “I have got to laugh at all this ‘we must move on’ guff after the LNS decision.

“Rangers fans will never forget that certain people tried to kill off our club and anyone who thinks we will all simply move on from this is deluded.”

John Carrington, Falkirk, said: “Well done to Falkirk boss Steven Pressley. Elvis has his detractors and doubters but to lead the Bairns to two major semi-finals at Hampden in 13 months is a superb achievement.